Leveraging aluminum recyclability without property loss, Alcan and Airbus have also engaged into a full recycling program committing to reclaim a significant proportion of the aluminium chips (i.e. "swarf") generated during manufacturing.

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The wet or greasygritabraded from a grindstone or axle; the filings or shavings of iron or steel. Hence, any fine waste produced by a machining operation, especially when in the form of strips or ribbons.